• Musical Selections: The United States Marine Band, followed by The San Francisco Boys Chorus and
the San Francisco Girls Chorus
• Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Senator Dianne
Feinstein
• Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren
Transcript & Video (Boston Globe)
• Musical Selection: Aretha Franklin: :Nt
Country 'Tis of Thee"
Video (GMANews.TV)
• Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will be
sworn into office by Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, the Honorable John Paul Stevens
• Musical Selection: John Williams, composer/arranger
with Itzhak Perlman, (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello),
Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet):
"Air and Simple Gifts"
Video (CNN)
• President-elect Barack H. Obama will take the Oath
of Office, using President Lincoln’s Inaugural
Bible, administered by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr.
Video (Telegraph.co.uk)
• Inaugural Address
Transcript (NPR)
Video
Oath and Address (MSNBC)
• Poem: Elizabeth Alexander
Text (NYTimes)
Video (RightPundits)
• Benediction: Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
Transcript (SunTimes)
Video (GMANews.TV)
• The National Anthem: The United States Navy Band
“Sea Chanters”
